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Tapio Kaasalainen

University Instructor, korjausrakentaminen
Tampere University
tapio.kaasalainen [at] tuni.fi (tapio[dot]kaasalainen[at]tuni[dot]fi)
phone number+358503015525

About me

I am a university instructor in renovation and a researcher at Tampere University School of Architecture. My research focuses on renovation as a solution to changing needs for the built environment.

Research topics

Circular economy in the built environment

Elderly housing

Accessibility

Apartment building repurposing

Energy efficiency

Research unit

Management of Built Heritage

Selected publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S. 2020. Existing apartment buildings as a spatial reserve for assisted living. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-02-2020-0015  

Kaasalainen, T., Mäkinen, A., Lehtinen, T., Moisio, M. & Vinha, J. 2019. Architectural window design and energy efficiency: Impacts on heating, cooling and lighting needs in Finnish climates. Journal of Building Engineering, 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100996  

Lindberg, T., Kaasalainen, T., Moisio, M., Mäkinen, A., Hedman, M. & Vinha, J. 2018. Potential of space zoning for energy efficiency through utilization efficiency. Advances in Building Energy Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2018.1488619 

Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S. 2016. Homogenous homes of Finland: 'standard' flats in non-standardized blocks. Building Research & Information, 44(3), 229–247. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2015.1055168 

Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S. 2016. Accessibility improvement models for typical flats: mass-customizable design for individual circumstances. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 30(3), 271–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2016.1198739 

Huuhka, S., Kaasalainen, T., Hakanen, J. H. & Lahdensivu, J. 2015. Reusing concrete panels from buildings for building: Potential in Finnish 1970s mass housing. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 101, 105–121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.05.017 

Select other publications

Kaasalainen, T. 2021. Potential for Ageing at Home in the Finnish Apartment Building Stock: A Spatial Perspective on Renovation. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Doctoral dissertation. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-1834-5 

Kaasalainen, T., Lehtinen, T., Moisio, M. & Hedman, M. 2018. Ikääntyneiden tehostettu palveluasuminen – Tilallisten ratkaisujen tehokkuudesta ja toimivuudesta. [Assisted living for the elderly – On the efficiency and functionality of spatial design solutions.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Asuntosuunnittelu, julkaisu 33. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-15-4286-2 

Moisio, M., Kaasalainen, T., Lehtinen, T. & Hedman, M. 2018. Energiatehokkaan arkkitehtisuunnittelun ohjekortisto. [Instruction card file for energy efficient architectural design.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Asuntosuunnittelu, julkaisu 32. 148 p. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201901221135 

Kaasalainen, T. 2015. Ikääntyvät asukkaat ja asunnot – Vaiheittaiset esteettömyysparannukset lähiökerrostaloissa. [Aging residents and residents – Multi-phased accessibility improvements in multi-storey apartment buildings.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Muuttuva rakennettu ympäristö 1. 278 p. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201503121120